It had been tense for the past few months, growing tenser every day. Frieza did feel a slight bond towards Vegeta, and it made him uneasy. Vegeta on the other hand loved the feelings he had for Frieza… but it didn't mean he was happy. He wanted Frieza to feel the same way. Or at least, he wanted Frieza to know how he felt. To be honest, he wanted to blurt it out every time he saw him and scream it from the rooftops for the whole world to hear "I love you I love you I love you!" he was desperate to say it. But he just knew he couldn't…
"Vegeta…" Frieza entered the room.
"Yeah?" Vegeta looked at him.
"Father said he wants us to go to his palace, apparently they both have something to tell us."
"What?" Vegeta frowned. "My father never mentioned it."
"Well, they want us there anyway."
"When?"
"Now."
"NOW!" Vegeta protested. "But I just got back from my father's – what do they want us for?"
"Oh yeah like they're gonna tell us before we get there." Frieza replied bitterly. "Just come, okay! I'll wait for you in the spaceship." He stormed out.
"What's with him…?" Vegeta mumbled. Strange. He'd noticed over the past few months that Frieza had been really… moody. He'd been short-tempered and snappy even when he was in a good mood! And whenever anyone asked him about it he just yelled at the to back off and leave him alone. He was acting like a pregnant woman!
"Weird…" Vegeta mumbled, and headed for the spaceship.
Frieza and Vegeta stood there, staring at their fathers. While Kold was looking as smug and confident as ever, Vegeta noticed that King Vegeta was looking at the ground un a rather uneasy way. Had Kold said something? "Boys…" Kold began. "You've been married for a while now, and now that you are bonded King Vegeta and I think it's about time you made something out of this marriage."
"What?" Frieza and Vegeta stared at him blankly.
"Vegeta…" Kold looked at the saiyan king. King Vegeta looked at his son and Kold's, and sighed.
"Have a baby."
"W – WHAT!" Frieza practically choked. "Have you gone INSANE!"
"In case you haven't noticed – we're both male!" Vegeta protested.
"Yes, but one of you is a saiyan." Kold began.
"Huh?"
"Well, I hear that when two male saiyans mate, the weakest becomes pregnant." Kold looked at King Vegeta. "Is that right?"
"… That's correct." King Vegeta mumbled.
"So perhaps if you two mated, Vegeta would become pregnant." Kold said.
"… Is this a joke, father?" Frieza asked.
"No, of course not." Kold replied. "Why would it be?"
"Because – it's SICK!" Frieza argued. "I can't believe you're even CONSIDERING this!"
"Come on you've been married for over ten years! Haven't you ever done anything?" Kold insisted.
"NO!"
"We haven't done anything!" Vegeta hoped he sounded more argumentative than disappointed, and he seemed to have succeeded.
"Well it's time you started doing something!" Kold shot back. Frieza looked at King Vegeta.
"Do you agree with this too!"
"Yes." King Vegeta said without hesitation. "You're married, you're bonded… it's about time you produced an heir."
"But father –"
"You heard me, Vegeta." King Vegeta sternly silenced him.
"I want you two to start trying tonight!" Kold said. "Get that heir!"
"Father –"
"SILENCE Frieza!" he roared. "If you don't have a child then you will be PUNISHED!" he looked at Vegeta. "Both of you."
"…" a cold shiver went down King Vegeta's spine, but he just stared silently at the ground, not looking at his pleading son.
Vegeta and Frieza sat uncomfortably one of the living rooms. Vegeta was seated in an armchair which Frieza sat on the couch, both trying to ignore the huge tension that was building between them.
"… Well we're both agreed that we shouldn't do it, right?" Frieza said.
"…" Vegeta didn't reply. "No."
"Vegeta?" Frieza looked at him.
"… Kold's threat." Vegeta said. "What kind of punishment does he have in mind?"
"Probably death." Frieza shrugged. "Not that he'll do it." His fist clenched a little, and he hissed: "Coward."
"So what would he do?" Vegeta asked.
"… I'm not sure." Frieza admitted.
"… Maybe we should do it." Vegeta blurted out the words before he could even think to stop himself.
"What!" Frieza stared at him in disbelief.
"Well -" Shit! Why did he say that! Vegeta tried desperately to think of a way out of this. "I just – don't think it's worth getting killed or beaten up –"
"You mean it wouldn't BOTHER you!" Frieza's eyes were wide.
"Of course it would!" Vegeta protested. "But – I'd rather not get beaten up or anything. I'd prefer to just do what they want and get it over with…"
"… Seriously?" Frieza looked at him.
"Well… it'll just be the one time, right?" Vegeta mumbled, reddening. "And then… that'll be it. Over."
"Yeah, and we're stuck with a baby!"
"Well… how about I just aborted and said I miscarried?" Vegeta shrugged, not planning to do that even if he did get pregnant.
"…" Frieza shifted uncomfortably. "You sure you'd feel… alright with it?"
"Yeah…" Vegeta said.
"… Okay." Frieza reddened. "So fine we'll do it – once."
"Okay." Vegeta forced himself not jump up and embrace him.
